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Re: Brad Justus' Comments - Why Complain?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
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Mon, 27 Dec 1999 14:55:21 GMT
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I believe that my 25 years of collecting and building with the Brick, and
about $50,000 spending - not counting increased rents, storage materials and
other expenses - during that time, qualifies me as "serious".
In lugnet.general, Mark Harrison writes:
> Hey Dad!! You seem to be too old to play with Lego.
>
> So your message isn't a gripe?
>
> And can't be very serious if you've only spent a couple of bucks on lego, come
> back when it's more like 20 or 30 grand.
>
> Mark H.
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> Wayne R Hussey wrote:
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> > To all you gripers out there who think The LEGO Group owes you something • just
> > because you've spent a couple of bucks on their product:
> >
> > GROW UP!
> >
> > A lot of you complaining about Brad Justus' comments about what is • appropriate
> > and legal to do regards TLG intellectual property and its distribution on • the
> > internet, need to realize that TLG could, by rights (copyrights!) remove any
> > posting of any image originally created by them. That's what "rights" means.
> >
> > Some of you seem to think that these rules violate your "rights". In these
> > circumstances, you have none. Just the same way that driving is a privilage,
> > and not a right, your access to TLG information is a privilage.
> >
> > Responsibility dictates that we as adults, act like adults. We, upon finding
> > out we are doing things blatantly illegal, or at best, not in the interests • of
> > our community, make an attempt to correct our behavior. When we were • children
> > and did something wrong, our parents provided guidance or punishment to
> > correct our inappropriate actions. As adults, we are supposedly beyond the
> > need for someone else to influence these corrections.
> >
> > Personally, I am becoming tired of the little minds that think they have the
> > "right" to anything they want, just because they can get it. How many of you
> > complainers would also believe that you have the "right" to drive drunk just
> > because you able to? If caught, I'm sure you would gripe because the police
> > did something to "get" you. You weren't responsible. It wasn't your fault.
> >
> > I propose that those of you who disagree with Mr. Justus' policies, quit
> > demonstrating your irresponsibility by complaining, and become responsible
> > adults and work toward making the system more the way you want it. In other
> > words: If you have a different destination, just tell TLG where you want to
> > go. Don't keep spinning your wheels telling them where you won't go. It • serves
> > no purpose, causes irritation and slows the rest of us down.
> >
> > Wayne
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